Reg Trott
Born2 January 1930
Mitcham, Surrey, England
Died19 September 2015(2015-09-19) (aged 85)
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1949–1956Wimbledon
1955Oxford
1956–1964Norwich
1965–1966West Ham
1969–1972Eastbourne
Team honours
1954, 1955, 1965League champion
1950, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1965National Trophy/KO Cup
1965, 1966London Cup
1971League champion (tier 2)

Herbert Reginald Trott (2 January 1930 – 19 September 2015) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned one international cap for the England national speedway team.[1]

Biography

Trott, born in Mitcham, began his British leagues career riding for Wimbledon Dons during the 1949 Speedway National League.[2] Although in his novice season, he rode some significant meetings recording a 2.87 average.[3] He went on to ride for seven seasons at Wimbledon, in which time he won three National Trophies (1950, 1951 and 1953) and two league titles (1954 and 1955).[4]

In 1956, he signed for Norwich Stars[5] and would stay with the club for nine years until the end of the 1964 season.[6] During his time at Norwich he won another National Trophy in 1963.[7]

When the British League was inaugurated in 1965, Trott joined West Ham[8] and contributed to a league, Knockout Cup and London Cup treble winning season.[9]

After missing the 1967 and 1968 seasons, he returned to speedway riding for Eastbourne Eagles for the 1969 British League Division Two season and averaged a solid 8.73.[10] He remained at Eastbourne for four years and won the league title with them in 1971. He retired after the 1972 season and later became a speedway referee.

References

  1. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "1949 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Trott dashes hopes of New Cross". Daily News (London). 30 August 1949. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Reg Trott". WWOS backup. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Speed signing". Daily Mirror. 7 April 1956. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 978-0904584509.
  8. ↑ "West Ham will be stiff opposition". Long Eaton Advertiser. 3 June 1966. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "West Ham Hammers - The Final Match". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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